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Sample n° 13594

Minerals found in the sample
Mineral Formula Category Subcategory Importance
URANOPHANE Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2•5H2O nesosilicates - major
BARYTE Ba(SO4) sulfates - minor
CALCITE Ca(CO3) carbonates - minor
Description
Description: sample with yellow uranophane fibres, orange baryte crystals, on sandstone
Origin
  • Country: USA
  • Region: New Mexico
  • Locality: Valencia
Specification
  • Donors: White Smithsonian Institution
    Donation year: 1978
  • Sampling year:
    Registration date:
  • Quantity: 1
    Size: 7 x 4 cm
  • Dimension code 1>2>3: 2
    Quality code 1>2>3: 1
  • Holotype: no
    Paratype: no
    Radioactive: yes
  • Thin section: no
    Chemical analysis: no
    X-Ray spectra: yes
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